An Index for Climate-Induced Migration Uncertainty
Sulaiman Salisu and
Afees Salisu
MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany
Abstract:
Climate change has had a significant impact on the world, and many efforts have been made to mitigate its risks. This study aims to create a new index that measures the uncertainty surrounding migration due to climate change. To do this, the study uses a variety of international newspapers with a global readership. Although climate change has increasingly spurred migration decisions in vulnerable areas, there is still a lack of quantitative research that explores this link. This is the contribution of our study. The evidence from the index shows an upward trend in climate-induced migration decisions, especially in the last two decades, which supports the motivation behind the study. Our index has several practical applications that can be useful for future research agendas.
Keywords: News; Climate change; International migration; Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-env, nep-int and nep-mig
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